Eli Kim
Thoughts on boarding up vacant houses?
So my house just went vacant. My property manager gave me an option of boarding up my house while they find me another tenant. What are your guys thoughts on boarding up houses? Have you had any bad experiences with b...
Teddy Sherrod
rocky mountain NC
anyone in BP doing business in rocky mountain i have been looking at quite alot of properties there but not to sure of the economy there ?
Candice James
Home Appreciation Interpretation
Hello BP World,Was doing some neighborhood research and noticed that the national, state and city 10yr average appreciation rate listed was negative. Meanwhile, the 5yr and 1yr rate were enticingly positive. See figur...
Zack Clopper
Investing in Harrisburg Area
Hi everyone,I am looking to invest in the Harrisburg (17110) I also was looking at 17103 but looks to have high crime rates but rent is still high with lower property prices. I am also looking into a near by town Leb...
Robert Levaro
Phoenix AZ Investor new to BP
My name is Robert Levaro. I became an investor in distressed property in Phoenix when the market tanked here in 2008. My strategy was to buy and hold but frankly hate being a landlord. Since the market has rebounde...
Cara Wells
Should I sell a condo with negative cash flow?
Hi all,I have a 1BR condo in a very desirable location just outside Washington DC (Alexandria, right off King Street). I bought it for $280K in 2006, could sell for $265K, and currently owe $233K.My main concern is my...
Davion Malwah
BAC Stock
How many of you are going long on BAC like me? :cool:
They made a good move by buying Merrill Lynch, but a terrible move by buying Countrywide. The mortgage mess will affect all banks until that is cleaned up and th...
Sam Faas
Is this the time to focus on Tampa STR's?
Let me start by saying that I've always loved the area, for vacationing and otherwise, but never thought about investing there. The recent hurricanes got me thinking about the future of the area. While I do think th...
Jack B.
Why not use stock losses to offset capital gains when selling rental property?
I researched this a bit after having the thought the other day as I started planning to sell my portfolio slowly over time. I can offset stock capital gains with stock losses. Why not rental property gains?Basically i...
Account Closed
August Jobs Report Could Give Clues About Upcoming Fed Rate Cuts
The BLS released the August jobs report on Friday morning. You can read the full details here (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf), but let me summarize what it says and why you should care about this spe...